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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist
• 3 World Medals • Pan American Gold • World University Gold • 8x Canadian Champion  |
Thank Yous in No Particular Orders
August 21st, 2008
I have had the great fortune to know many great people and their influences in my life have been substantial. The last few days I have been talking to a lot of media types and I have had the opportunity to mention a few of the people who have made a difference in my life. I think I'd like to take this opportunity to try again. Thank you to my parents who taught me what it is to work hard for something you believe in and are passionate about. Thank you for teaching me to fight hard to realize my dreams. Thank you to my siblings for teaching me to laugh and understanding my committment to excelling at my sport through all these years. Thanks to the community of Hazelton for all your support, I appreciate your efforts and I felt all of your positive energy. Special thanks to my wrestling moms and Kate – hugs and kisses! Thanks to my friends for your support over the years dealing with the stress and pressures of high performance sport. Special thanks to Emily, Shannon, Danny and my other BMWC peeps for understanding why I left and loving me and supporting me the whole way. Thanks to my friends and teammates in Calgary who trained with me and supported me this last year. Special thanks to Brit for all your help, encouragement, advice and just putting up with me this last while and for travelling all the way to Beijing with me. Thanks to my coaches over my (long) career: Joe and Chuck, you guys started it all. Thanks for caring and making it fun. Mike, I would never have made it if you hadn't put your faith in me. Thanks for teaching me most of what I know. Thanks for understanding why I left and I want you to know you will always be my coach, thanks for being there for me at trials. Leigh, you've been my coach and my friend for almost a decade and I am so happy that we could share in this whole experience together, thanks for believing in me. Paul, you've taught me so much in such little time. Thank you for putting your time and effort into this journey, I am so happy that you were in my corner. To my many mentors, (Selwyn, Lyndsay, Sharp, Christine, Tonya...) thank you for pushing me to excel and teaching me, not only wrestling skills, but an attitude geared toward success. Thank you to my Olympian teammates for making this journey so special. There was a sense of comraderie and that we were in it together. Thanks for your support! You all performed so well and should be proud of what you have accomplished, congratulations to all of you. Thanks Mac for getting me faster, higher, stronger. Thank you Matt and Derek for believing in me and helping me to believe in myself! Thank you Nadine, Jeremy, Scott, Nicole, Rick and Surinder for keeping my body whole and for your support! Thanks to the Biggs for being my family too (love and support in abundance). And of course, thank you to my husband Dan, who has been so supportive and understanding throughout the last 5 years of my life. Thanks for putting up with me and thanks for all that you do. Sincerely Yours, Carol Huynh Sponsors In no particular order (I am probably missing a lot)
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